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Justin Herbert Defends Chargers' Leadership After 0-2 Start

He rejected outside questions about the locker room and signaled a tighter focus on film study to correct penalties and turnovers.

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Overview

  • Herbert pushed back on reporters' doubts about vocal leadership, saying Wednesday that he trusts his teammates and that no one in the locker room is panicking.
  • The Chargers opened the season 0-2 with clear operational breakdowns, committing 15 accepted penalties for 109 yards, turning the ball over five times and scoring just 28 points through two games.
  • Herbert publicly defended head coach Jim Harbaugh when asked if leadership was to blame and said the team must learn from mistakes and move on to the next play.
  • Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel said he and Herbert have increased joint film study, with both emphasizing solution-focused coaching to fix protection, ball security and execution.
  • The losses have cranked up outside scrutiny about personnel and performance, and the team now heads to Buffalo for Week 3 under pressure to show the tangible corrections they say they are making.